The deadly sisterhood

a story of women power and intrigue in the Italian Renaissance 1427-1527
Leonie Frieda
Book - 2013

Tells the story of the famous and infamous women of the late Italian Renaissance, tied together by political marriages and bloodlines, and reassesses the reputations of such celebrated figures as Isabella d'Este and Lucrezia Borgia.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Frieda, Leonie
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : HarperCollins, 2013.
Edition:1st U.S. ed.
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250 |a 1st U.S. ed. 
260 |a New York :  |b HarperCollins,  |c 2013. 
300 |a xi, 403 p., [24] p. of plates :  |b ill. (chiefly col.), map, geneal. tables ;  |c 24 cm. 
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [363]-379) and index. 
505 0 |a Prologue : She-wolf of the Romagna -- pt. 1. 1471-1484. Power from behind the veil -- The princess bride -- La Dame de Petit Sens -- Fair is foul and foul is fair -- Mistress of the Revels in Rome -- The Virago holds the Holy city hostage -- pt. 2. 1477-1503. From kissing cousins to killing cousins -- Queen Mother of Florence and the princess brides -- A wonderful family man -- Sibling rivalry -- Pandora's box -- The immaculate Duchess Lucrezia -- Fortune's child -- 'You are only a woman. I forgive you' -- Caterina's loss, Lucrezia's gain -- Lucrezia and Isabella do battle -- Lucrezia's embarrassment -- Cesare's troubles -- pt. 3. 1500-1527. The Duke of Romagna and the Borgia die out -- The Medici restored -- Lucrezia the Duchess -- Saving face -- The last man standing. 
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600 0 0 |a Beatrice,  |c consort of Lodovico Sforza il Moro, Duke of Milan,  |d 1475-1497. 
600 0 0 |a Isabella d'Este,  |c consort of Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua,  |d 1474-1539. 
600 1 0 |a Sforza, Caterina,  |d 1463-1509. 
600 0 0 |a Isabella,  |c d'Aragona, Duchess of Milan, consort of Gian Galeazzo Sforza, Duke of Milan,  |d 1470-1524. 
600 1 0 |a Borgia, Lucrezia,  |d 1480-1519. 
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